RE: [registrars] February Registrar Meeting

[Nikolaj Nyholm <nikolajn@ascio.com>]

Feb. 15 -16 or the weekend after.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael D. Palage [mailto:michael@palage.com] 
> Sent: 9. januar 2002 05:38
> To: registrars@dnso.org
> Subject: [registrars] February Registrar Meeting
> Importance: High
> 
> 
> Because of the growing agenda of items on the 2002 calander 
> (proposed agenda
> to be posted shortly) and only three scheduled ICANN regional 
> meetings, the
> Registrar Executive Committee and Names Council representatives after
> reviewing the straw poll conducted during the last election 
> have decided to
> move forward with a February meeting. Listed below are the 
> proposed location
> and dates.
> 
> Location: After discussion among the Executive Committee and the Names
> Council representatives it was decided that an East Coast 
> location would be
> most prudent. This decision was based upon the recent Marina 
> del Rey meeting
> held on the West Coast  and an ICANN event scheduled for 
> Austria during the
> first weekend of February, see 
> http://www.icann-studienkreis.net/.  Given
> the high 
> concentration of registration authorities (registrars and
> registries) on the East Coast, and no scheduled North American ICANN
> regional meeting in 2002, it was proposed that Reston, 
> Virginia would make
> an ideal location based upon its proximity to the Dulles international
> airport.
> 
> Date: Because this meeting is intended as a supplement (not 
> substitute) for
> the Ghana meeting, we are aiming for an early February date. 
> Based on the
> current agenda a two day meeting will be necessary. To 
> minimize air fare
> expenses by providing for a Saturday stay, it is proposed 
> that the meeting
> be held on Friday and Saturday. The two proposed dates are 
> the weekend of
> February 8-9 and 15-16. For those European registrars 
> attending the Austria
> event, the 15-16 seems to be the more attractive date. However, the
> Executive Committee and the Names Council representatives would like
> feedback before selecting a date. We expect to make a 
> decision shortly after
> reviewing the availability of accommodations.
> 
> Because time is of the essence please provide your comments 
> to the list
> ASAP.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Michael D. Palage
> on behalf of the Executive Committee and Names Council Representatives
> 
>